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Tightly-controlled Singapore rolls out tough summit security
Authorities have also restricted the use of airspace, to facilitate the summit
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UN Security Council elects five members for two-year term
In a typical year the UN General Assembly elects five new members
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Afghan Taliban raise hopes with first-of-its-kind Eid ceasefire
The militants said foreign forces would be excluded from the ceasefire and that operations against them would continue
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UK's May orders ministerial 'away-day' to sort out squabbling ministers
June 28-29 EU summit as a chance to pin down some of the most troublesome details of Britain’s exit agreement
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G7 divides to G6 plus Trump over trade war threat
European leaders warn Trump's stance on trade, climate, Iran and Russia
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Lawyers, workers question putting immigration detainees in US prisons
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house up to about 1,600 people awaiting immigration hearings
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Former US Senate staffer charged with lying to FBI over contacts with media
Wolfe was responsible for safeguarding all classified information in committee’s possession
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Israeli troops kill four Palestinians as Gaza protest resumes
Israel’s deadly tactics in confronting protesters have drawn international condemnation
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China hosts Russia, Iran for summit as US tensions rise
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also attend the meeting
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Nearly 1,800 families separated at US-Mexico border in 17 months through February
1,768 cases of families separated by border agents between October 2016 and February
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US commando killed, four wounded in Somalia attack
More than 500 American forces are partnering with Somali national security forces in counterterrorism operations
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Tear-gas canister puts Gazan on life support
Israel says it uses tear gas as a non-lethal measure against Gaza border protests
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Muhammad Ali family lawyer to Trump: thanks, but no pardon needed
Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into US Army in 1967 during Vietnam War
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Iraqi cleric Sadr announces disarmament initiative
Sadr who opposes involvement of both United States and Iran, scored a surprise victory in the May 12 vote
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Anthony Bourdain: Celebrity chef who ‘humanised’ Palestinians
The TV host shot an episode in Palestine, portraying the oppressed community as 'human beings'
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Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in fresh Gaza border clashes
Ziad al-Bareem shot dead in east of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza while Nabil Abu Daraba killed in north
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Saudi embassy rubbishes report Qatari pilgrims not allowed to perform Hajj, Umrah
Statement says the kingdom cordially welcomes Qatari pilgrims and provides them full facilities like before
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China wants better Indo-Pak ties, cooperation in SCO
Pakistan, India set to attend SCO summit, scheduled for June 9-10, for the first time
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US to step up fight against Islamic State during Afghan truce: top American general
We are in the middle of a new offensive against ISIS in Nangarhar, says General John Nicholson
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Yoga and cheesecake for new mums in plush Chinese 'sitting centres'
Sitting cenrtes, resembling a five-star hotel, where mothers pay up to $11,000 a month to stay with their newborns
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Celebrity chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain commits suicide
He was found dead in a hotel room in France where he had been working on an upcoming episode of his programme
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Austria to expel 60 imams, shut seven mosques to curb 'political Islam'
Turkey's presidential spokesperson lambasted Austria's decision as an 'anti-Islam' and 'racist' move
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Corrupt Baltimore police officer sentenced to 25 years
Sergeant Wayne Jenkins headed the Gun Trace Task Force responsible for abuse in the troubled US city
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Talks only with "right-minded people" in Pakistan, IOK: India
Union minister on two-day tour to review security situation in disputed territory
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Israel says medic killed in Gaza was 'human shield'
Spokespersons for Israel published a tweet with part of an interview of Razan al Najjar, frame her as a "human shield"
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Iraqi refugee held in France on suspicion of IS 'war crimes'
The 33-year-old man, Ahmed H, is accused of partaking in the June 2014 execution of 1,700 mainly Shia army recruits
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Air strikes kill 18 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor
The raids, which hit a residential zone in the area of Zardana also wounded 50 people: Observatory for Human Rights
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Tempers fray, fists fly in India's daily battle for water
Earlier this year a 60-year-old man and his student son died in the capital after scuffles over a water tanker
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Brazilian newborn survives seven hours buried alive
A nurse alerted authorities that the girl had been buried shortly after her birth in Mato Grosso state
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Saudi hurdles for Hajj, Umrah still remain in place for us: Qatar ministry
Qatar rubbishes Saudi statement that it did not enable its citizens, residents to perform Hajj and Umrah
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Spain swears in mostly-female government
With 11 women to top posts, Spain becomes an European government with the highest ratio of female cabinet ministers
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France seeks to send 'signal' with mobile phone ban in schools
The issue has parents worried in the wake of revelations about invasions of online privacy by technology companies
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Italian police seize high seas hashish worth millions
Those detained identified as members of Maltese criminal organisation, authorities say
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Syria regime 'no longer immune' from retaliation: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister declares Israel will not tolerate the Iranian military entrenchment in Syria
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Afghan Taliban using captured US weaponry to launch attacks: report
United States has spent $80b to equip Afghan forces since 2002, reveals American publication
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Afghan president announces ceasefire with Taliban insurgents
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents on Thursday until June 20
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Pakistan, US break the ice as secretary of state calls up COAS to discuss Afghan peace
Political reconciliation in Afghanistan was also discussed, says US State Department spokesperson
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For Putin, World Cup shows Russia cannot be caged by hostile West
32 teams will compete in the June tournament being hosted in Russia for the first time in World Cup history
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California voters remove US rape case judge
Judge Aaron Persky, judge in Brock Turner rape case, was recalled by a majority of voters in Santa Clara County
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Taiwan holds large-scale military drills amid China tensions
Taiwan has accused China of using dollar diplomacy to lure away its allies, promising generous aid packages
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46 migrants drown, 16 missing, off shore of Yemen
At least 100 migrants were crammed into a smuggler's boat that left the port of Bossaso in Somalia on Tuesday
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Taiwanese student charged with threatening US school attack
Sun charged in court with one felony count of possessing ammunition while being in the US on a non-immigrant visa
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US to release American 'enemy combatant' held in Iraq
The release would take place after a 72 hour waiting period ordered by the court
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At least 99 dead as Guatemala volcano threatens new eruptions
Hundreds of rescue workers, including firefighters, police and military battle adverse conditions
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Jordan protesters press on, some unions strike after new PM appointed
Rallies in Amman bring thousands onto the streets
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Trump hosts first iftar dinner at White House
White House invited ambassadors from United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar & Bahrain
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First lady Melania Trump makes first public appearance in weeks
Melania Trump underwent surgical procedure on May 14 to treat benign kidney condition
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British man brutally stabs mother to death 'over a cup of tea'
Culprit claims mother was pestering him for several days before committing crime
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Qatar Airways boss says sorry for sexist remark
Akbar al-Baker stirred negative headlines for the Gulf carrier with his sexist remark
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Five Kenyan police killed in roadside bombing
The use of improvised explosive devices against police and military patrols in the border region is relatively common

















































